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Member: Mountain Trails Club, Outward Bound Association. and Prospective S.B.W. Whacko! | Member: Mountain Trails Club, Outward Bound Association. and Prospective S.B.W. Whacko! | ||
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=====The Long Weekend.===== | =====The Long Weekend.===== | ||
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|October 6-7-8|Putty Road, Culoul Range, Colo River Exploration. 25 miles Rough. Leader: Colin Putt. Private Transport.| | |October 6-7-8|Putty Road, Culoul Range, Colo River Exploration. 25 miles Rough. Leader: Colin Putt. Private Transport.| | ||
| |Dungalla Heights - Box Falls - Tuglow Hole - Trailer Mountain - Morong Falls. 25 Miles Very Rough. Leader: Ben Estate. Private Transport.| | | |Dungalla Heights - Box Falls - Tuglow Hole - Trailer Mountain - Morong Falls. 25 Miles Very Rough. Leader: Ben Estate. Private Transport.| | ||
- | |October 13-14-15|Barallier - Murruin Creek - Bindook Gorge Exploration. 25 miles Rough. | + | |October 13-14-15|Barallier - Murruin Creek - Bindook Gorge Exploration. 25 miles Rough. Leader: Wilf Hilder. Private Transport.| |
- | Leader: Wilf Hilder. Private Transport.| | + | |
=====N.P.A. Outings.===== | =====N.P.A. Outings.===== | ||
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+ | =====S.B.W. London Brigade.===== | ||
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+ | ====News from Binnsie - 143 Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Lancashire.==== | ||
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+ | ....." | ||
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+ | On the Sunday we went out to Syon House at Brentford, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, | ||
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+ | Bev and Don were not on holiday during my stay, they still have that pleasure to come, so during the day I meandered round sightseeing, | ||
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+ | Next day I had another trip On the river, this time up to Hampton Court. It took much longer than anticipated, | ||
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+ | On the Wednesday I had a marathon " | ||
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+ | After London, the Lakes, the usual hotel at the head of the Langdale Valley, for it is one which would be hard to better, situated as it is right at the foot of the Langdale Pikes, the ideal hotel for walking types, comfortable, | ||
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+ | Tuesday I decided we'd better take life easy, so we went into Ambleside by bus and did a simple little walk up Wansfell Pike. It was a beautiful day, and a lovely walk up a " | ||
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+ | There have been a few weekends away this year to brighten the normal, everyday routine of living. It began with New Year, when I went up to London to celebrate with Ron and Dorothy, we were joined by the Reads and Dorothy Brigden. We all were armed with colour slides - but no projector, so it was a good excuse for another weekend get together in February. I've found it quite feasible to get to London for weekends since discovering there' | ||
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+ | At Easter we had an S.B.W. rendezvous in Derbyshire, Bev, Don and I stopped two nights each at Matlock Bath and Hartington Hall hostels; this year, for the first time, the place where I work gave us Easter Monday holiday too, and I was able to enjoy the full weekend away. Dorothy, Ron and the children were camping in the vicinity of the hostels in that wonderful invention, a Dormobile. We met up with them each morning after completing the hostel chores. Weatherwise it was a poor weekend, but otherwise excellent, we visited " | ||
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+ | Two other weekends away have been spent cycling with Pip in the West Riding of Yorkshire, we take the bikes so far by train on the Friday night, to get us over the worst of the East Lanchashire mill towns and give us a good start for Saturday morning. Summer was late coming this year, and both those weekends were rather chilly, Whitsuntide weekend at the end of May even saw a few moments frozen rain, but apart from that conditions were not too bad for pushing bikes up and down hills. | ||
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+ | Now I've come to a quiet spell, am not very keen on hostelling in August when the places are overrun by children on school holiday, | ||
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+ | =====Paddy Made.===== | ||
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+ | John's alley skiing, Paddy goes next week and Jean is on our backs far an advertisement. | ||
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+ | No inspiration. No time. Drat that ' | ||
- | LONDON BRIGADE. | ||
- | NEIATS FRCDIBIN1BIE -3 Brandlesholme Read, Burg., Lancashire. | ||
- | ....." | ||
- | On the Sunday we went out to Syon House at Brentford, the seat of the Duke of Northumberla, | ||
- | Bel- and Don were not on holiday during my stay, they still have that pleasure | ||
- | to come, so during the day I meandered round sightseeing, | ||
- | Next day I had another trip On the river, this time up to Hampton Court. It took much longer than anticipated: | ||
- | On the Wedresday I had a marathon " | ||
- | to rest my barking dogs, a cup of coffee in Lyons Corner House, before going into Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, ending up at the Albert Hall by way of Peter Pan's statue arrl the fountains. That evening we went to a straight play "The Miracle Worker" | ||
- | years Of Helen Keller and the beginning of ha- education by Anne Sullivan. Anna Massey: daughter of Raymond Massey, took the part of Anne ' | ||
- | After London, the Lakes, the usual hotel at the head of the Langdale Valley, for it is one which would be hard to better, situated as it is right at the foot of the Langdale Pikes, the ideal hotel for walking types, comfortable, | ||
- | Tuesday I decided we'd better take life easy: SD we went into Amble-side by bus and did a simple little walk up Wansfell Pike. It was a beautiful day, and a lovely walk:up a " | ||
- | Lake District. That evening the weather broke: there was a most peculiar storm which blotted out all the valley in blackness: very weird indeed. Still suffering from the effects of the marathon to Keswick; and with the weather bad, on the Wednesday we had a wet splash up to Chapel Stile, the village in Langdale Valley, in the morning, and a trot up the Blea Tarn track in the afternoon, but by Thursday we were raring to go again. I joined up with another lass at the hotel for a mall: to Water- head, on Windermere, she was shoming me a new my dawn the valley which avoided the road, a footpath on the far side of the stream. It was very pleasant, but we had fifteen minutes fun when we came to a 6 ft. wall with a six-barred gate padlocked, trying to get the dog through. The mall was too high far him to scramble over, and he couldn' | ||
- | 12. | ||
- | (weatherwise) Lake District, had fared Britain, and certainly I'd not zot wet maybe next, when I hope Eddie Stretton | ||
- | better that week ti r:lan many other parts of | ||
- | so often as in the week with Bookie last year, will be with me, will be better still... | ||
- | There have been a few weekends 'away this year to brighten the normal, everyday routirE of living. It began. with New Year, when I went up to London to ' | ||
- | At Easter we had an S.B.W. rendezvous in Derbyshire, Bev, Don arrl. I stopped two nights each at Matlock Bath and Hartington Hall- hostels; this:year, for the first time, the place -where I work gave us Easter Monday holiday too, and -I was able to enjoy the full -weekend away.. Dorothy; Ron and the children were. camping in the vicinity of the hostels in that wonderful invention, a Dormobile. We met up with them eaoh morning after completing the hostel chores. Weathe rwise it liras a poor weekend, but otherwise excellent, we visited " | ||
- | Two other weekends away have been spent cycling with Pip in the West Riding of Yorkshire, we take the bikes so far by train on the Friday night, to get us over the worst of the East Lanchashire mill toms and give us a good start for Saturday morning. Summer was late coming this year, and both those weekends were r-ithc ir chilly, ' | ||
- | Now I've come to a quiet spell., am not very keen on hostelling in ' | ||
- | A MEEEND ON TIE COX. | ||
- | - Fred Thynne. | ||
- | Shortly after 10.30 p m, on Friday night, 28th July, a taxi was speeding five menbers from Blackheath to a camp site at Map Reference Katocmba 349458. Despite an abundance of timber in the area, there was a distinct shortage of fir ewood and | ||
- | tent poles. However, these shortcomings were soon overcome and the normal procedure | ||
- | John's alley skiirg | ||
- | Paddy goes next -week | ||
- | and jean is on our backs far an advertisement. | ||
- | No inspiration. No time. | ||
- | Drat that ' | ||
See you on the snow, folks. | See you on the snow, folks. | ||
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(Sgd.) Paddy. | (Sgd.) Paddy. | ||
- | P.S. Nearly forgot. Big bargain sale. It has happened at last. | + | |
- | Jumpers | + | P.S. Nearly forgot. Big bargain sale. It has happened at last. Jumpers |
- | Many other bargains:: | + | |
- | PADDY PAWN DI Lightweight Camp Gear | + | Paddy Pallin Pty. Ltd. Lightweight Camp Gear. |
- | 201 CASTLEREAGH | + | |
- | BM 2685 | + | 201 Castlereagh |
- | 14. | + | |
- | The morning dawned, as always - breakfast was soon over and Cox's River prepared to withstand an assault by the S.B."W. - and how! Within three-quarters of a mile from the start the party was halted for-the necessity of the first of many crossings they were to undertake. The Leader seeing the hesitation and consternation on the faces of his men, plunged boldly and fearlessly to cross to the other Side and henceforth became | + | =====A Weekend On The Cox.===== |
- | Our walk proceeded with frequent consultations to the topgraphical'features: not a creek ar hillock escaped our notice, never in the history of mankind, were there so many maps'amongst so few etc. etc. Approaching lunchtime we had just about dried out. We were short of our intended halt at Sandy Hook, rue to a little lateness in starting out, and our Leader | + | |
- | Despite our efforts, the sun was sinking rapidly as we were nearing Chaplowe Creek, the going became awkward in the river bed and good eamp sites became | + | - Fred Thynne. |
- | Shortly before starting out on our final stage of our journey a loud " | + | |
- | This most enjoyable trip with the best of bush comaniens | + | Shortly after 10.30 p.m. on Friday night, 28th July, a taxi was speeding five members from Blackheath to a camp site at Map Reference Katoomba 149458. Despite an abundance of timber in the area, there was a distinct shortage of firewood and tent poles. However, these shortcomings were soon overcome and the normal procedure |
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+ | The morning dawned, as always - breakfast was soon over and Cox's River prepared to withstand an assault by the S.B.W. - and how! Within three-quarters of a mile from the start the party was halted for the necessity of the first of many crossings they were to undertake. The Leader seeing the hesitation and consternation on the faces of his men, plunged boldly and fearlessly to cross to the other Side and henceforth became | ||
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+ | Our walk proceeded with frequent consultations to the topgraphical features: not a creek or hillock escaped our notice, never in the history of mankind, were there so many maps amongst so few... etc. etc. Approaching lunchtime we had just about dried out. We were short of our intended halt at Sandy Hook, rue to a little lateness in starting out, and our Leader | ||
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+ | Despite our efforts, the sun was sinking rapidly as we were nearing Chaplowe Creek, the going became awkward in the river bed and good camp sites became | ||
+ | |||
+ | Shortly before starting out on our final stage of our journey a loud " | ||
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+ | This most enjoyable trip with the best of bush companions | ||
The party: | The party: | ||
- | Greg Grennan Leader | + | |
- | Gordon Redman - Leader' | + | Greg Grennan Leader, Gordon Redman - Leader' |
- | Amtony | + | |
- | 15 TIES 11BR0AD | + | =====The S.B.W. Abroad.===== |
- | From Robert A. _Duncan.Ijk22. jatitude Observato | + | |
- | Colorado. | + | From Robert A. Duncan. High Altitude Observatory, |
- | July 28th "I have been taking things quietly lately as I am still recovering from a severe nervous shock I received two weeks ago. I was walling | + | |
- | to lick my face through the pickets of the fence, and was wagging it's tail fiercely. I then realised that it was really an enormous shaggy sandy-coloured dog thich someone had pruid to look like a lion. They had given it an all-over shave except for leaving a mane an:1 a tuft on the end of it 's tail. I have -written a complaint to the Police; such an encounter could prove fatal to an ordinary person without my nerves of steel. | + | July 28th... "I have been taking things quietly lately as I am still recovering from a severe nervous shock I received two weeks ago. I was walking |
- | Today I am sitting in my flat, writing letters, rushing to the refrigerator for nourishment every few minutes, | + | |
- | I am hoping they don't turn up; I don't want to take a week off now as I have just joined the University Choir. The mountains in Wyoming will be the same as the mountains here, and the se people are about; as athletic as farm yard ducks, and I don't think it will be the sort of trip I -Trill | + | Today I am sitting in my flat, writing letters, rushing to the refrigerator for nourishment every few minutes, |
- | However, I didn't think of all these things when they asiT; | + | |
- | Some people here expect me to ' | + | I am hoping they don't turn up; I don't want to take a week off now as I have just joined the University Choir. The mountains in Wyoming will be the same as the mountains here, and these people are about as athletic as farm yard ducks, and I don't think it will be the sort of trip I will enjoy. |
- | of some song books of some ldnd and send them, I would be very 7rateful. | + | |
- | June 30. The weather here now is Ipt, in the 90's with a thunderstorm every afternoon. These regular thunderstorms are a problem in the -walkine-, | + | However, I didn't think of all these things when they asked me to go and I said " |
- | Sometimes I sleep in too. Generally speaking, though, I have no complaints about the walking here: Just -imagine being able io climb 14,000 feet peaks every weekend. The peaks aren't difficult in the main; about like Ruapehu. | + | |
- | The University here is on Summer schedule now, and work starts at 7 a m.; which means that I must crawl out of the cot at 6 a m. The :cain and suffering which this entails beggars description. To get even a fraction | + | Some people here expect me to know Australian songs and I can only think of 'God Save the Queen' (this is a palpable lie, Duncan, what about ' |
- | 16. | + | |
- | Lectures (at the University Summer Session) are attended, bat it seems to be an excuse to have a good time. There are concerts, dances, folk-singing every night, swimming and organised walks and barbeques in tl-e mountains every day and other amusements for people with other tastes. | + | June 30... The weather here now is hot, in the 90's with a thunderstorm every afternoon. These regular thunderstorms are a problem in the walking |
- | Students come here from all over the States. Last week I went walking. We climbed Little Matterhorn on Saturday and Navajo on Sunday, cutting big bucit steps far the later use of an organised Summer Session hike. | + | |
- | m.....M..........ima=menolymmENO | + | Sometimes I sleep in too. Generally speaking, though, I have no complaints about the walking here! Just imagine being able to climb 14,000 feet peaks every weekend. The peaks aren't difficult in the main; about like Ruapehu. |
- | REPORT ON THE ROPE INVOLVED IN TIE FaAL ACCIDENT 2.T TI-IE THREE SISTERS, | + | |
- | laRCH A , 1961. | + | The University here is on Summer schedule now, and work starts at 7 a.m.; which means that I must crawl out of the cot at 6 a.m. The pain and suffering which this entails beggars description. To get even a fraction |
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+ | Lectures (at the University Summer Session) are attended, bat it seems to be an excuse to have a good time. There are concerts, dances, folk-singing every night, swimming and organised walks and barbeques in the mountains every day and other amusements for people with other tastes. | ||
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+ | Students come here from all over the States. Last week I went walking. We climbed Little Matterhorn on Saturday and Navajo on Sunday, cutting big bucket | ||
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+ | ===== Report On The Rope Involved In The Fatal Accident At The Three Sisters, March 4, 1961.===== | ||
(Prepared by Miss E. Hahn for distribution to Clubs.) | (Prepared by Miss E. Hahn for distribution to Clubs.) | ||
- | At the inquest the Coroner directed | + | |
- | 1. The only roim that should be used for climbinc | + | At the inquest the Coroner directed |
- | 2. Rope should be subjected to a regular inspection | + | |
- | 3. Nylon rope bought here in Australia is manufactured to British Admiralty Standards and Australian Navy Standards and one of the first processes in the manufacture according to these standards is to reduce | + | 1. The only rope that should be used for climbing |
- | 4. The reported 51% of the original breaking strain of the fatal rope may yet prove a little | + | |
- | INFORLTION CONCERNING | + | 2. Rope should be subjected to a regular inspection |
- | 1. AVAILABILITY. One firm in Australia makes this rope and only to firm orders. They require a 50% deposit on ordering and the product | + | |
- | 2. FEATURES 8,c IIDVANTAGES | + | 3. Nylon rope bought here in Australia is manufactured to British Admiralty Standards and Australian Navy Standards and one of the first processes in the manufacture according to these standards is to __reduce__ |
- | 17. | + | |
- | No.3, 1i41 (brinng | + | 4. The reported 51% of the original breaking strain of the fatal rope may yet prove a little |
- | 3. AUTHORITATIVE SUPPCET. The Standards Association in Sydney have a book PNylon | + | |
- | NYLON vs. | + | =====Information Concerning |
- | rope is used. Had the accident occurred on a natural fibre rope the trend would be to turn to the synthetic rope. In correspondence with the British Mountaineering Council it is clear that the Same signs of doubt are expressed after similar accidents in U.K. and Eu_rope.- It is the best. climbers who fall as they are, the ones who try the difficult routes. All the accidents are on nylon these dws as the best climbers realise it is by far the supior | + | |
- | flexibility in vihich | + | 1. __Availability__. One firm in Australia makes this rope and only to firm orders. They require a 50% deposit on ordering and the product |
- | For any enquiries about reduction of breald_ng | + | |
- | On Augtist | + | 2. __Features & Advantages__. |
- | Dill WALKS.. | + | |
- | SEETEDEBER, | + | 3. __Authoritative Support__. The Standards Association in Sydney have a book " |
- | Good man reading: practice in this area. Criuld | + | |
- | Map: Liverpool Military. | + | 4. __Nylon |
- | Leader: Jim Brown. | + | |
- | SEPTEMBER | + | For any enquiries about reduction of brealking |
- | A pleasant walk along the upper reaches of Middle | + | |
- | Tickets: Pymble via Bridge at 413d. plus 1/- bus fare, | + | ---- |
- | Map: Sydney Military or any good Sydney Suburban | + | |
- | Waterfall - Mt. Westma cott gyuna Creek - Woronora Trig - Woronora River - Heathcote. 12 miles. | + | On August |
- | A variation of the usual plod along Heathcote Creek. Instead the walk will take to the high country | + | |
- | 8.20 a m. train Central Electric Station to Sutherland. CHANGE there for Rail Motor to Waterfall. | + | ---- |
- | Tickets: | + | |
- | Port Hacking Tourist or Camden Military. | + | =====Day Walks.===== |
- | leader: David In-ram. | + | |
- | CCTOEER | + | |September |
- | Track walking all the way through Kuringai | + | |Septamber |
- | for the excellent display of wildflowers. | + | |October 8|Waterfall - Mt. Westmacott - Myuna Creek - Woronora Trig - Woronora River - Heathcote. 12 miles. A variation of the usual plod along Heathcote Creek. Instead the walk will take to the high country |
- | 9.10 a m. train Central Electric Station to Pymble via Bridge. 9.246 a m. bus Pymble to Warrimoo Road. | + | |October |
- | Tickets: Berowra, -via Bridge at aboat 6/ plus 1/ bus fare. Map: Broken Bay Military. | + | |
- | Leader: Thelma Giblett. | + | |
- | Continued from Page 4. 1Mt, Banks 8,c Beyond" | + | |
- | Grose Valley - track all the way, but not always obvious unless you know it fairly well.) | + | |
- | OCTOBER 8: | + | |
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